Scuds: The Still Water "Go-To" Fly
Scud- (Scientific Name: Order Amphipoda. Most are family Gammaridae, genus Gammarus; and family Talitridae, genus Hyalella) Are you are one of the many fly anglers that has overlooked the Scud as part of your arsenal of flies? If so, you are missing out. If you are fly fishing in lakes or other still water fisheries, the Scud might be the only fly you need in your fly box.
Scuds are often known and referred to by many anglers as "freshwater shrimp" because of many similarities in their appearance; although a distant cousin of the shrimp, they are not shrimp at all. Scuds are freshwater crustaceans that make-up over 20% of a trout's diet, and these tasty trout treats are available almost all year long in most lakes and slack waters of Western North America. As many as 10,000 scuds can be found in one square yard in many lakes. So being highly abundant and available all year, it's no wonder why they make-up such a large portion of a trout's diet.
Scuds live beneath the surface for their entire lives, they do not pupate or emerge like an insect. They have a hard exoskeleton body with several segments and seven legs. Scuds have a pair of antenna that extend about half the length of their body. They breath through gills which are located semi-laterally between each set of legs. Scuds are commonly cream to tan in color but can be brown or olive depending on type, location and season.
Scuds sometimes swim sideways and in short bursts of 6 to 12 inches at a time, followed by a short pause. By making short strips with your fly line, or by using the "figure-eight retrieve" can be an excellent way to imitate a scud's swim pattern. Scuds are sensitive to light, this makes using a scud pattern a deadly choice on overcast days or early and late in the day when they are most active throughout the water column. Use an intermediate or full sinking line when fishing a scud pattern in a lake or slack water. In a stream you can swim them or dead drift them with floating line. Try out a few scud patterns next time you are still water or slack water fishing for trout; and don't be surprised if you hook into a lunker.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Sunday, November 27, 2005
FLIES are the ties that bind.
"How many men enjoy going to craft stores with their wives or girl friend? Whats that you say? You would rather wash your mother-in-laws windows or clean out your septic tank with a toothbrush? I know, I know, I used to feel that way, too. Most men I know have the get in and get out attitude when it comes to shopping in general, except maybe in the sporting goods section. Sporting goods are soothing. A man can browse, get in touch with his soul and lose track of time, not to mention the kids and the wife. This time spent is enlightening, educating, and worthwhile! But, come-on real men never go into craft stores and browse. Time to fess up. I recently became a convert to craft store surfing. Strangely enough, wandering the aisles of a craft store has become a pursuit I look forward to. And, truth be known. my recent change of heart has probably improved my marriage more than any counseling could ever have done. You may wonder how this unthinkable transformation came about. Was it some new brainwashing technique, hypnotic suggestion, outright bribery? Nothing that exotic. Actually, my spouse and I share fly tying! Well, kind of It wasn't always like this. I live in a rural community and regular trips to the big city are a necessity. I�ve always despised going to the city with my wife, daughter, and mother-in-law, because every time we went they would invariably hit the craft stores. The mere suggestion, "Let's stop at the CRAFTY CRAFTER," and it was antacid time for me. They would spend all afternoon browsing the craft store aisles with immeasurable joy while I waited in the car, hotter than a firecracker on the 4th of July. They did, however, make sure I kept one of the windows rolled down a little bit. My transformation almost began a couple of years ago, but it was foiled"How many men enjoy going to craft stores with their wives? Whats that you say? You would rather wash your mother-in-laws windows or clean out your septic tank with a toothbrush? I know, I know, I used to feel that way, too. Most men I know have the 'get in and get out' attitude when it comes to shopping in general, except maybe in the sporting goods section. Sporting goods are soothing. A man can browse, get in touch with his soul and lose track of time, not to mention the kids and the wife. This time spent is enlightening, educating, and worthwhile! But, come-on� 'real men' never go into craft stores and browse. Time to confess. I recently became a convert to 'craft store surfing.' Strangely enough, wandering the aisles of a craft store has become a pursuit I look forward to. And, truth be known. my recent change of heart has probably improved my marriage more than any counseling could ever have done. You may wonder how this unthinkable transformation came about. Was it some new brainwashing technique, hypnotic suggestion, outright bribery? Nothing that exotic. Actually, my spouse and I share fly tying! Well, kind of It wasnt always like this. I live in a rural community and regular trips to the big city are a necessity. I've always despised going to the city with my wife, daughter, and mother-in-law, because every time we went they would invariably hit the craft stores. The mere suggestion, 'Lets stop at the CRAFTY CRAFTER,' and it was antacid time for me. They would spend all afternoon browsing the craft store aisles with immeasurable joy while I waited in the car, hotter than a firecracker on the 4th of July. They did, however, make sure I kept one of the windows rolled down a little bit. My transformation almost began a couple of years ago, but it was foiled"
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Tube Fly History & Evolution - Fly Tying Articles - Quest Outdoors
The History & Evolution of the Tube Fly
Tube flies have been in use in North America for well over a century. Native North American's used "flies" tied on hollow quills to fish the once prolific west coast salmon runs as far back as the nineteenth century. This method however quickly disappeared and it would be many decades before tube flies would make an appearance again, this time across the pond in Great Britain.
The first written description of a tube fly comes from noted british author/angler Alexander Wanless in the early 1930's. His ideas however fail to gain traction with the fly anglers of the day, quite possibly due to the fact that his book was written for spin fisherman and failed to reach the audience who would finally embrace the design.
Credit for the birth of the "modern" tube fly is now generally given to Mrs. Winnie Morawski, a fly dresser with the Charles Playfair & Co. tackle manufacturer located in Aberdeen, around 1945. Her original creations were traditional patterns tied on sections of turkey quill with the hook shank (generally treble's at this time) bound inside. It's a wonder that this style could manage to catch on, as turkey quill is rather fragile and having hook and tube bound together negates much of the benefits inherent in the tube fly design. For this we can be grateful to William Michie, a british doctor who suggested using surgical tubing rather than quills while visiting the Playfair Co. It is at this point that the notion of tube flies begins to spread and it's usage and evolution become rather swift.
While tube flies are rapidly evolving and spreading across Europe, a very interesting thing is happening back here in North America in the late 1940's. Fly fishermen in Washington, Florida, and the North East are simultaneously, and independently of one another, quietly "inventing" tube flies of their own. Due to the extremely isolated nature of there development and the huge differences, both between regions and from the earlier european tube flies, it looks most likely that these flies were created to fill a need specific to the fishery and probably not due to exposure to the now fashionable european tube flies. As is often the case in fly fishing, necessity is the mother of invention.
In Washington, tube flies are being used to create long-bodied streamer patterns for ocean trolling for Pacific Salmon, while Florida anglers realized the benefits of tube fly design for large off shore billfish flies. In the North East, the tube fly is adopted by both Maine's landlocked Salmon fishery and the coast's beach combing Striped Bass fishermen. Again, the Great Lakes fishermen fail to notice this innovation in fly tying and the tube fly misses it's opportunity to catch on.
READING WATER - PART 1
The trout fisherman must be able to read a stream or river in far more detail than a canoeist, kayaker or rafter. The boat folks can see the current flow and the humps that show where rocks are, they even see the 'seams' where currents of different speed run side by side. They would be hard pressed if you asked them to show you where fish might be lying. Simply because they lack detail in their knowledge. A fisherman needs to fully understand the fishes survival needs and behavior patterns in order to properly read a stream. These are the details a fisherman needs to know, that a boater doesn't need or want to know. The subject this series will cover is easier to learn, understand and put to use than the myriad of knots, lines, casting flaws and entomology. Plus it is more entertaining in conversation than entomology, unless you are at a professors cocktail party.
You will learn where to cast along with where not to cast and why. Where to wade and where not to wade so you don't spook the fish and have it running and spreading the alarm to the rest of the fish in the stream. You will be able to go to new waters and fish with confidence, all year long, knowing where the fish will be in any season and any conditions. Your fish location predictions will impress all but the most expert of fishermen. Given a casting technique of accuracy, your catch rate will increase and the size of your catch will increase. You will know why stealth and casting on a dime are so important. This accuracy will be the difference in the number of fish you catch especially when you face a situation where only a few inches of drag-free drift are available. Trout have very narrow feeding lanes "
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Thursday, September 01, 2005
What is my line.
For the most spooked steelhead this is the line that I use.
Berkley Vanish
Berkley Vanish Transition is the world's only fishing line that physically changes color above water for higher visibility to the angler - yet is virtually invisible underwater so that fish don't see it. Developed by Berkley's team of polymer chemists, this "smart line" has built-in molecular sensors that detect and respond to the line's surrounding fishing environment. Following are a list of what we feel will be "frequently asked questions" about the remarkable Vanish Transition line: How does it work? Solar energy radiating from the sun contains ultraviolet (UV) light. The molecular sensors within Vanish Transition detect this UV light and this triggers a temporary molecular structure change. The molecules convert from their clear colorless state to an energy-excited golden yellow color. To the fisherman's eye, this golden yellow color is more easily seen as it offers added visibility above water. Unlike air, which readily transmits UV light, fishing waters do not. Even gin clear fishing waters will quickly filter out and suppress transmission of this UV energy. Stained or murky fishing waters can stop UV transmission in a matter of inches. When an excited golden yellow Vanish Transition line enters these waters, the built-in molecules sense this absence of UV and the line reverts back to its clear, colorless state. Add to that the fact that fluorocarbon has nearly the same refractive index of water, that creates a line that is virtually invisible to the fish! How long does the color change take? The timing is somewhat dependent upon the intensity of the sunlight or UV index. On clear days with strong sun, the change to gold seems almost instantaneous. Under cloudy skies, the change might take a few seconds longer. It changes back to clear within 30 seconds or less when blocked from UV rays. Why does the color seem bolder in some circumstances? Since UV light activates the molecules, the more "excited" they are, the deeper the color will become. Vanish Transition will reach a very deep golden color under bright sunlight, and it will be varying degrees less bold as the UV index decreases. It truly "adapts" to its environment, as it is harder for the human eye to see line as the sunlight gets brighter. Vanish Transition gets brighter as the sun does! Does the UV exposure and color change damage the line? No. There is no damage to the base polymer from this reversal process even after repeated conversions from clear to color and back to clear. Fluorocarbon itself is not damaged or weakened by UV rays. It is a polymer that is used in many industrial and commercial applications that demand prolonged sun exposure. How long will the "transition"continue to occur? Vanish Transition is engineered to continue changing back and forth from clear to color and back again for a full fishing season. To ensure maximum life of the color change, please store Vanish Transition out of direct UV light exposure. Treat it like all premium fishing lines, storing it in a cool, dark place when not in use. What happens if the color finally does not change? When the line gets to that point, it serves as a good indicator that you should buy fresh line. Does Vanish Transition fish like regular Vanish? Yes, and new Vanish Transition incorporates the latest, most advanced version of Vanish fluorocarbon technology, with significantly improved handling characteristics and knot strength. In addition to its remarkable color changing properties, Vanish Transition incorporates all the advantages of fluorocarbon line:
Excellent wet strength - because fluorocarbon does not absorb water, it will not weaken or increase in stretch like nylon fishing lines will. In fact, Vanish Transition is stronger when wet than most nylon fishing lines.
Extra density - fluorocarbon sinks -- due to its density of 1.78, which is heavier than water. This enables lures to dive deeper and faster than nylon fishing lines.
Excellent durability - the added density makes fluorocarbon very abrasion resistant, making it ideal for fishing in rough conditions such as logs, rocks and docks.
Stretch resistance - fluorocarbon stretches slower and less than nylon, particularly when compared to wet nylon, making it much more sensitive.
Here is a link to there product line information.
Berkley Vanish
Berkley Vanish Transition is the world's only fishing line that physically changes color above water for higher visibility to the angler - yet is virtually invisible underwater so that fish don't see it. Developed by Berkley's team of polymer chemists, this "smart line" has built-in molecular sensors that detect and respond to the line's surrounding fishing environment. Following are a list of what we feel will be "frequently asked questions" about the remarkable Vanish Transition line: How does it work? Solar energy radiating from the sun contains ultraviolet (UV) light. The molecular sensors within Vanish Transition detect this UV light and this triggers a temporary molecular structure change. The molecules convert from their clear colorless state to an energy-excited golden yellow color. To the fisherman's eye, this golden yellow color is more easily seen as it offers added visibility above water. Unlike air, which readily transmits UV light, fishing waters do not. Even gin clear fishing waters will quickly filter out and suppress transmission of this UV energy. Stained or murky fishing waters can stop UV transmission in a matter of inches. When an excited golden yellow Vanish Transition line enters these waters, the built-in molecules sense this absence of UV and the line reverts back to its clear, colorless state. Add to that the fact that fluorocarbon has nearly the same refractive index of water, that creates a line that is virtually invisible to the fish! How long does the color change take? The timing is somewhat dependent upon the intensity of the sunlight or UV index. On clear days with strong sun, the change to gold seems almost instantaneous. Under cloudy skies, the change might take a few seconds longer. It changes back to clear within 30 seconds or less when blocked from UV rays. Why does the color seem bolder in some circumstances? Since UV light activates the molecules, the more "excited" they are, the deeper the color will become. Vanish Transition will reach a very deep golden color under bright sunlight, and it will be varying degrees less bold as the UV index decreases. It truly "adapts" to its environment, as it is harder for the human eye to see line as the sunlight gets brighter. Vanish Transition gets brighter as the sun does! Does the UV exposure and color change damage the line? No. There is no damage to the base polymer from this reversal process even after repeated conversions from clear to color and back to clear. Fluorocarbon itself is not damaged or weakened by UV rays. It is a polymer that is used in many industrial and commercial applications that demand prolonged sun exposure. How long will the "transition"continue to occur? Vanish Transition is engineered to continue changing back and forth from clear to color and back again for a full fishing season. To ensure maximum life of the color change, please store Vanish Transition out of direct UV light exposure. Treat it like all premium fishing lines, storing it in a cool, dark place when not in use. What happens if the color finally does not change? When the line gets to that point, it serves as a good indicator that you should buy fresh line. Does Vanish Transition fish like regular Vanish? Yes, and new Vanish Transition incorporates the latest, most advanced version of Vanish fluorocarbon technology, with significantly improved handling characteristics and knot strength. In addition to its remarkable color changing properties, Vanish Transition incorporates all the advantages of fluorocarbon line:
Excellent wet strength - because fluorocarbon does not absorb water, it will not weaken or increase in stretch like nylon fishing lines will. In fact, Vanish Transition is stronger when wet than most nylon fishing lines.
Extra density - fluorocarbon sinks -- due to its density of 1.78, which is heavier than water. This enables lures to dive deeper and faster than nylon fishing lines.
Excellent durability - the added density makes fluorocarbon very abrasion resistant, making it ideal for fishing in rough conditions such as logs, rocks and docks.
Stretch resistance - fluorocarbon stretches slower and less than nylon, particularly when compared to wet nylon, making it much more sensitive.
Here is a link to there product line information.
Some fishing tips.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK Before going onto a lake for the first time, learn as much about the water as possible from local bait shops, fishing guides, resort owners, natural resource officials, lake surveys and by asking questions of other fisherman. Buy a contour map and study it prior to going on the lake, and watch where other boats are congregated. Concentrate your efforts on the lake that is known to contain a good population of the species you wish to pursue, and chose the time of year the lake is known to yield its best catches.
LAKE TYPES Our game fish swim in many different lake types in the Northland. Certain species thrive in rivers, lakes and reservoirs because special conditions are present for their existence. Rivers are the most prolific, and produce the widest variety of gamefish species. The large shallow sand bottom lakes and bays are normally best suited for walleye & perch, while the shallow weedy lakes and bays are better suited for Largemouth Bass, Panfish and Northern Pike. In the larger Canadian glacier lakes that are predominately deep and rocky . . . Crappie, Walleye, Lake Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike and Muskie all have certain niches and areas that they dominate and thrive in!
PROPER EQUIPMENT The equipment you choose will often represent the difference between a mediocre or a truly successful day on the water. When shopping for equipment, always buy the best you can afford. Make sure your rod, reel & line match up for a comfortable and balanced fit. Choosing the right fishing lure is not as complicated as it might appear. Most lures are meant to represent natural baits that fish feed on. Many lure makers also try to tripper a positive response. Lure types can be broken into five basic categories . . . JIGS, RIGS, SPINNERS, SPOONS & PLUGS.
ELECTRONICS Practical use of electronic fish finding devices will enhance your fishing success tremendously! Flashers, liquid crystal, video graphics & underwater cameras are your eyes below the water, and show in detail depth, contour, bottom type, baitfish . . . and your targeted gamefish! Compasses and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) aid in navigation, and help pin-point "hot spot" fishing areas.
BEST TIME TO FISH The best time to fish is whenever you can, but if you want to increase your fishing success as far as time is concerned, I have a few suggestions. First of all, "pick your days if possible, and stay away from "cold fronts", or days when the air temperature drops sharply and the winds blow briskly from any direction that include North!" Weather systems play a major role in fish activity, so if possible "choose the warm days with partly cloudy skies and moderate winds that blow from any direction that includes South! Fish the early morning and late evening hours on those clear bright days when the sun's rays are most direct. Also, take advantage of the annual season's fishing peaks and migrations. And lastly, watch the birds and animals. When they are out and actively feeding, the fishing will usually be good!
As a rule . . . cloudy days are better than clear days, & warm days are better than cool days. Windy days are also better than calm days! Also remember . . . "When the wind's from the west . . . the fish bit the best. When the wind's from the east . . . the fish bite the least! When the wind's from the south . . . the hook goes right into the fish's mouth!"
FISH ARE PREDICTABLE You must search for fish like you hunt for game. Find their pattern by using logic, reasoning, experience & by trial and error. "Timing is everything!" Fish have predictable feeding times. These periods change with the seasons, and are affected by weather & light levels. Be observant and vary your controls until you are successful . . . then stick with them! Good fishing patterns often result in limit or near limit catches!
LAKE TYPES Our game fish swim in many different lake types in the Northland. Certain species thrive in rivers, lakes and reservoirs because special conditions are present for their existence. Rivers are the most prolific, and produce the widest variety of gamefish species. The large shallow sand bottom lakes and bays are normally best suited for walleye & perch, while the shallow weedy lakes and bays are better suited for Largemouth Bass, Panfish and Northern Pike. In the larger Canadian glacier lakes that are predominately deep and rocky . . . Crappie, Walleye, Lake Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike and Muskie all have certain niches and areas that they dominate and thrive in!
PROPER EQUIPMENT The equipment you choose will often represent the difference between a mediocre or a truly successful day on the water. When shopping for equipment, always buy the best you can afford. Make sure your rod, reel & line match up for a comfortable and balanced fit. Choosing the right fishing lure is not as complicated as it might appear. Most lures are meant to represent natural baits that fish feed on. Many lure makers also try to tripper a positive response. Lure types can be broken into five basic categories . . . JIGS, RIGS, SPINNERS, SPOONS & PLUGS.
ELECTRONICS Practical use of electronic fish finding devices will enhance your fishing success tremendously! Flashers, liquid crystal, video graphics & underwater cameras are your eyes below the water, and show in detail depth, contour, bottom type, baitfish . . . and your targeted gamefish! Compasses and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) aid in navigation, and help pin-point "hot spot" fishing areas.
BEST TIME TO FISH The best time to fish is whenever you can, but if you want to increase your fishing success as far as time is concerned, I have a few suggestions. First of all, "pick your days if possible, and stay away from "cold fronts", or days when the air temperature drops sharply and the winds blow briskly from any direction that include North!" Weather systems play a major role in fish activity, so if possible "choose the warm days with partly cloudy skies and moderate winds that blow from any direction that includes South! Fish the early morning and late evening hours on those clear bright days when the sun's rays are most direct. Also, take advantage of the annual season's fishing peaks and migrations. And lastly, watch the birds and animals. When they are out and actively feeding, the fishing will usually be good!
As a rule . . . cloudy days are better than clear days, & warm days are better than cool days. Windy days are also better than calm days! Also remember . . . "When the wind's from the west . . . the fish bit the best. When the wind's from the east . . . the fish bite the least! When the wind's from the south . . . the hook goes right into the fish's mouth!"
FISH ARE PREDICTABLE You must search for fish like you hunt for game. Find their pattern by using logic, reasoning, experience & by trial and error. "Timing is everything!" Fish have predictable feeding times. These periods change with the seasons, and are affected by weather & light levels. Be observant and vary your controls until you are successful . . . then stick with them! Good fishing patterns often result in limit or near limit catches!
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Steelhead on a sprey fly.
Hello all you silver rocket fans. There is I might say that the most efficient way to fish for Erie steelhead is a fly rod and all the related tackle that is needed and a vary and vast amount of steelhead flies that start at the nypth twenty four size on up to number four hook dressed with hackle. A really older method is the spey rod and line that cast a very small and tight loops and with pin point accuracy for good distance.
The flies used for this type of spey casting are many like a bugger or streamer but a newer fly that has worked very well is a tube fly made of a cone like plastic or metal brass or stainless steel that is threaded with your fly line tipped or leader. Then the cone is dressed with flashabo or marrabo and then the hook is tied on and is usually a single hook.
Please take a look at the picture above.
A web site that has more information on this interesting angling is http://www.flyfishusa.com/lines/About_Spey_Fishing.html
Have fun and enjoy the great outdoors.
Friday, August 19, 2005
Tackle this tackle box.
Well you must know a fisherman's prize is the one or many tackle box that they own or share.
The question is what is your favorite lure or bait for our favorite fish mister steelhead.
A large group of anglers have taken to the fine and true art of fly fishing and this is a truly a art
of angling and most have transferred there tackle from casting of bait and lures to the fly rod and fly reel and fly box.
The fly fishing opportunity's have increased in steelhead fishing to a lot of specialized tackle for steelhead which is in my opinion is a very good way to catch a limit and enjoy the fight of a life time.
The spincast or spinning tackle that most new entry's to the hobby are a little under sized with a medium weight rod and reel for a ten pound plus steelhead will destroy the tackle that is used with this type of tackle.
The best that any new angler can do is purchase a medium to heavy spinning rod in about six to seven foot long in a medium taper and matched to a reel with at lease eight to ten pounds in a spool capacity of about one hundred and fifty feet.
The meat and potatoes of the subject is the actual tackle the box or boxes of lures and terminal tackle that anglers buy and use with success on the silver rockets that we chase in the tributary of the Mecca of Erie.
What do you use and what is your special bait or tackle, well most use a varied type of spoons and jigs witch deserve a blog of its own.
The spinners and spoons that need a action and deep control that the angler must impart on there lure are a learn art that needs repetition and practice.
So enough work on this post and more time on the water and fish on and screaming reels to all.
The question is what is your favorite lure or bait for our favorite fish mister steelhead.
A large group of anglers have taken to the fine and true art of fly fishing and this is a truly a art
of angling and most have transferred there tackle from casting of bait and lures to the fly rod and fly reel and fly box.
The fly fishing opportunity's have increased in steelhead fishing to a lot of specialized tackle for steelhead which is in my opinion is a very good way to catch a limit and enjoy the fight of a life time.
The spincast or spinning tackle that most new entry's to the hobby are a little under sized with a medium weight rod and reel for a ten pound plus steelhead will destroy the tackle that is used with this type of tackle.
The best that any new angler can do is purchase a medium to heavy spinning rod in about six to seven foot long in a medium taper and matched to a reel with at lease eight to ten pounds in a spool capacity of about one hundred and fifty feet.
The meat and potatoes of the subject is the actual tackle the box or boxes of lures and terminal tackle that anglers buy and use with success on the silver rockets that we chase in the tributary of the Mecca of Erie.
What do you use and what is your special bait or tackle, well most use a varied type of spoons and jigs witch deserve a blog of its own.
The spinners and spoons that need a action and deep control that the angler must impart on there lure are a learn art that needs repetition and practice.
So enough work on this post and more time on the water and fish on and screaming reels to all.
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
The hole at the legion.
Here is a picture of upper elk creek near state route twenty near the American legion and there is a nice hole on the opposite cut bank of limestone and further down towards the legion hall is a fifteen foot water fall and lots of oxygen in the water for steelhead.
The elk creek flats.
Here lies cold elk creek near
Sterrentia near state route ninety
eight. Notice that this creek has water from a treatment plant nearby and very rarely freezes so it is a prime location for steelhead in late fall early winter.
The ice at walnut marina this past winter.
This is a good time to have a chance to have a great time on the cold water and the catch will vary with time and location from perch to steelhead in your creel .
Please stay safe and always keep your self and any one else dry and warm. A good snowmobile suit and layers of warm clothing will work.
Please only warm soup or coffee and tea in a thermos work great but no alcohol.
Fishing tool for a Erie winter angling trip are a spud a metal shaft with a sharp chisel end for chipping a hole in the ice or a auger hand or gas motor drive.
A small rod and reel about two to three feet long and a spincast open or closed face reel works fine.
A ice fish up that is placed over your hole and eight or six inches in diameter only so there is not a chance anyone can fall in your open ice hole.
A shield from the cold wind and driving snow will make your time on the ice more enjoyable.
This can be made from a old plastic sled you may have to barter from your children.
A few old buckets about twenty or thirty pounds that will store you tackle and fish or supplies.
These should include a tackle box of small jigs and small lures, I will have more on this subject soon so report back but meal worms and maggots are your tipping baits that are impaled on the hooks of your tackle.
While you are in negotiations with your children please ask if a fun time on the hard water is a cool opportunity to have a day with you children and enjoy there interaction to the best outdoor hobby fishing on hard water.
The Erie steelhead fishing blog.
Hello all you great Pennsylvania sportsman who are blessed to be living in a outdoors sporting treasure chest of activity's in the great north west counties and for steelhead that would be Erie and your choice of east or west Erie tributary.
The sport fishing capital for many vary species of fish, The king for me is the silver rockets that patrol the creeks and tributary of Erie.
These beautiful creatures demand respect from any angler that will match is wits and brute strength of a lake run fresh steelie will tax your equipment and leave you crying, I have been there and done that with twelve pound test noodle rod at nine feet long, still I came up short and a large tear formed on my cheek.
This blog will try to up your catch percentage but please follow good sports man practice with your harvest rate and please return some of these great specimens to fight another fight.
The sport fishing capital for many vary species of fish, The king for me is the silver rockets that patrol the creeks and tributary of Erie.
These beautiful creatures demand respect from any angler that will match is wits and brute strength of a lake run fresh steelie will tax your equipment and leave you crying, I have been there and done that with twelve pound test noodle rod at nine feet long, still I came up short and a large tear formed on my cheek.
This blog will try to up your catch percentage but please follow good sports man practice with your harvest rate and please return some of these great specimens to fight another fight.
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